Exhibitions

  • ArtPop Street Gallery: Member of Charlotte ArtPop class of 2019.
  • ArtPop Street Gallery: Member of ArtPop class of 2015.
  • Grand Mural Winner: Charlotte Chamber of Commerce’s First Grand Mural Artist
  • Juried Exhibit: Small Works 3, Jeffrey Leder Gallery, LIC, NY, Fall 2014
  • Tandem Exhibit: Creo Gallery, Wake Forest, NC, August/September 2014
  • Solo Exhibit: Iredell Museum, Spring 2008
  • Solo Exhibit: Iredell Museum, Fall 2006
  • Manifest Gallery, Magnitude Seven Juried Exhibition, Fall 2006
  • New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, April 2005
  • “Building Community” Juried Show, November 2004
  • Lake Norman Art League Members’ Show, October 2004
  • Charlotte Art League’s Spring Into Art Juried Exhibition, April 2004
  • Taste of Charlotte, Avenue of the Arts Juried Exhibition, May 2004
  • Manor Theater, May/June 2004
  • NBC 6, May/June 2004

Writing

  • Interweave, Crafting a Community of Intersecting Identities, 2023: https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/crafting-a-community-of-intersecting-identities/
  • Interweave, Appreciation of Craft, 2023: https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/ravelings-appreciation-of-craft/
  • Interweave, Wool in the Family, 2023: https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/ravelings-wool-in-the-family/
  • Colorways Explained: Understanding Hand-Dyed Yarn Terminology, Interweave.com
  • Crafting a Community of Intersecting Identities, Interweave.com
  • JMU Center is a Repository and Sanctuary for Black Poets, iPondr.com
  • KAKALAK: A Collection of Work by Carolina Poets and Artists
  • Play Them Bones, by Ladianne Henderson [Mandel], The Paper Journey Press
  • Garden Poems, New Lines by Fifteen Poets, Scuppernong Press
  • Blink, Flash Fiction, Anthology published by The Paper Journey Press
  • My Soul is Anchored, Anthology by Furious Flower Poetry Center, Harrisonburg, VA
  • Magnitude Seven, Included Artwork, Exhibit Publication, Manifest Gallery, Cleveland, OH

News/Publication

  • Wilson’s World, February, 2019: https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2019/02/25/wilsons-world-the-city-of-charlotte-turns-into-an-art-gallery-thanks-to-the-artpop-street-gallery/
  • QC Exclusive, January 2019: https://qcexclusive.com/fine-arts/artpop2019/
  • Charlotte Magazine, October 2015, ArtPop! artists: http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Charlotte Magazine/November-2015/Larger-Than-Life-The-ArtPop-Billboards/
  • Charlotte Observer, July 2015, Collaboratus Show, Ciel Gallery: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article26968126.html
  • CharlotteViewpoint.org, July 2015, Collaboratus Show, Ciel Gallery: http://www.charlotteviewpoint.org/article/3416/Collaboratus
    Charlotte Observer, June 2015, Charlotte Chamber Grand Mural: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article23764114.html
  • The Woven Tale Press: http://issuu.com/sandratyler/docs/pressvol2final8-28_9/1
  • Behailu Academy, Charlotte Observer (August 2014)
  • Exhibit at Creo Gallery, Wake Forest (August 2014)
  • Paw Print Project at Hough High School (July 2014)
  • Iredell Arts (2009)
  • Climbing For A Cause: Charlotte Observer (July 30, 2008)
  • Museum Opens Doors To New Exhibit: Statesville Record & Landmark (September 15, 2006)
  • Poet In Print: Lake Norman Magazine (July 2006)
  • The Lake Immortalized: Lake Norman Magazine (April 2006)
  • The Art of Communication: Lake Norman Magazine (February 2005)
  • A League of Their Own: Charlotte Observer Neighbors (October 3, 2004)

Academics

Goddard College, Interdisciplinary Arts, M.F.A.
Studies focused on theories of identity, communication, community, and place. Emphasis on storytelling and progressive pedagogy.

James Madison University,Communications, B.S.
Magna Cum Laude, with honors in the field of communications, for Senior Honors Thesis.

Certification

Master Hand Knitter, Certified by The Knitting Guild Association, June 2018

Honors

Tory Burch Fellow, Lifetime Appointment, Class of 2022, Tory Burch Foundation

Red Backpack Fund, Sara Blakely Foundation, 2020

Small Business Grant awardee, Mecklenburg County, 2020